Monthly Archives: September 2015

Who could have imagined that Radiohead’s “Creep”, that dark, spiky, idiosyncratic paean to self-loathing, would become one of the most covered rock songs from the 1990’s? It’s not only recorded by a huge variety of artists, but also covered in … Continue reading →

By the time Jane Allison, in the musical “Speakeasy”, has walked through one door into a speakeasy foyer and through another door into an automat, she realizes that the regular rules and expectations of time and space may not apply … Continue reading →

“Cheap” seats deserves it’s quotation marks. After all, we did pay over $100 a ticket. We could have paid less and ended up even further up, up, up in the nosebleed section, or even further off to the right and … Continue reading →

The director of “Speakeasy”, Lissa Moira, and I were conducting another one of our weekly meetings pouring over the script and discussing staging and production issues, when I mused aloud that in many ways “Speakeasy” is an expression of my … Continue reading →

My director Lissa Moira and I posted a casting notice for SPEAKEASY on Backstage.com. You can find it here. “SPEAKEASY – the Adventures of John and Jane Allison in the Wonderland” will perform February 18 – March 13, 2016 at … Continue reading →

I just finished reading Orfeo by Richard Powers. I have never before read literature that so beautifully and evocatively captures music, describing actual works of music, conjuring imaginary works, evoking the process of composing, with such detailed brilliance and clarity … Continue reading →

I felt like a toddler about to have a melt down. This intense feeling that I was this close to bawling uncontrollably and reaching out my hand high for my Mommy to clasp. When did I last feel this way? … Continue reading →